spiny lobster
noun
: any of several edible crustaceans (family Palinuridae, especially genus Panulirus) distinguished from true lobsters by the simple unenlarged first pair of legs and claws and the spiny carapace
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The reason is to reduce, hopefully, the number of divers who descend on the Keys, where spiny lobsters are typically more plentiful, especially in the shallow waters surrounding the island chain.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
Garcia opted for a menu inspired by his family’s Puerto Rican and Dominican roots: scallop and habanero leche de tigre, smoked mussels with plantains and cabbage, spiny lobster with salsa matcha and squash, and a take on piragua con leche with melon sorbet and avocado yogurt.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
Savannah’s spiny lobster agnolotti with lobster broth and smoked Marcona almonds, however, didn’t quite sing.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Then the screech of a spiny lobster katydid, or giant lobster cricket, ricochets among the trees.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2023
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
Garcia opted for a menu inspired by his family’s Puerto Rican and Dominican roots: scallop and habanero leche de tigre, smoked mussels with plantains and cabbage, spiny lobster with salsa matcha and squash, and a take on piragua con leche with melon sorbet and avocado yogurt.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
Savannah’s spiny lobster agnolotti with lobster broth and smoked Marcona almonds, however, didn’t quite sing.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Then the screech of a spiny lobster katydid, or giant lobster cricket, ricochets among the trees.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2023
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